Geologists say Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode.

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed.

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The molten ...

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The tall fountain of molten rock drew people to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to check out the spectacle, including some on horseback. The lava has remained inside the volcano's summit caldera ...

The lava was contained within the caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and wasn't affecting any residential areas. The volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting on-and-off ...